Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes

What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 29, 1809 - October 7, 1894

Topics

NatureBlessedSheCriticsOutLeft

The art gods cooked up something special for James Ensor.

Jerry Saltz

ArtSpecialUpSomethingGodsJames

Possible ideas and thoughts are vast in number. A distinct word for every distinct idea and thought would require a vast vocabulary. The problem in language is to express many ideas and thoughts with comparatively few words.

John Wesley Powell

WordsIdeasThoughtsThoughtProblem

I didn't say I have to be a writer, but I did say that I needed to publish at least one book.

Tomi Adeyemi

BookSayPublishWriterDidLeast

I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

Tony Hawk

PeopleBelievePrideI BelieveTake

I DJ and I'm a harsh critic of DJs.

Russell Peters

DJCriticDJsHarsh

Often audiences vary... but I've always found Milwaukee to be a fabulous place to play with great audiences and very hip.

Martin Short

GreatPlacePlayFabulousAlways

I completely trust Gloria Vanderbilt. I have always found her very honest.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

TrustAlwaysHonestHerFoundVery

I think what I tend to do is look at all the very ordinary things that are around the house and imagine bringing them to life.

Mini Grey

LifeThinkLookHouseThingsAround

I really empathise with some of my peers who had success in the early years; then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Jason Bateman

SuccessMorningEarlyReasonUpGet

I'm just gonna make art myself. I have a lot of ideas of things I wanna do and really talented people and friends I'm around, so we decided to make our own thing and set out to do it.

Jason Momoa

ArtMyselfPeopleIdeasFriendsOut

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Jonathan Swift

FoodBrokenPromisesMade

I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at the end. I don't work with an outline and I don't work in a straight line.

Diana Gabaldon

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